The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about the Holocaust and World War II. It gives the perspective of a young boy who didn't know much about what was going on around him, but still explains thoroughly what is happening. The main theme of the book is that we are are equal beings. Many times throughout history, people have claimed that one group of people was either superior or inferior to the other. Many wars in history occurred because of the disagreements of who was better and who didn't matter. The characters in this book showed kindness to each other, even though they weren't supposed to because of their different backgrounds. In the time setting in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Jewish people were considered a horrible group
